Chapter 88： :"godfather"

Hardy found Bill, "How much cash do you have now?"

"Just ask Simon." Bill said.

Simon was called over and saw Hardy saluting respectfully, "Mr. Hardy, you are looking for me."

"How much money is on the account now?"

"There are more than 635,000 in total." Simon quickly reported a number.

During this period of time, Bill helped to develop his business very smoothly. Boothaving, loan sharking, brothels, underground boxing arenas, especially the slot machine and pinball machine business, made a lot of cash.

"Give me 500,000 yuan." Hardy said.

Hardy made more than 2 million money from stock trading last time, but he plans to take part from the gang. The money from the stock trading belongs to money with legal and regular sources. The cash of the gang is black money. If you want to convert it into bank money, you need to launder it again. .

It is easy for legal money to become black money, but it is difficult for black money to become legal money. This time I went to see Siegel and just spent the money.

Henry and Matthew each went downstairs with a suitcase, and the three of them sat in Hardy's Packard sedan, and there was a Ford behind them. On top of them were four guys in black suits. They were Henry's men.

The convoy headed for Highway 15.

Hardy was not going to fly this time. The experience of flying by plane in this era is too bad. The distance from Los Angeles to Las Vegas is only more than 400 kilometers, so he decided to drive there.

It was early evening when Hardy and their convoy drove into downtown Las Vegas.

It's July, the hottest season in Las Vegas. There are almost no people on the streets during the day, and the city will come alive at night.

At this time, the city’s neon lights are shining and people come and go on the street.

"Boss, go directly to the hotel where Mr. Siegel is?" Henry asked.

Hardy thought for a while, "Go to the new casino first."

The convoy went two or three miles out of the city and came to the Flamingo Casino site. Although it was dark, the construction site was still under construction. Hardy got off the station and took a look outside. The casino is now more active than when he came three months ago. A lot of changes have been made, and the scale is still in place.

It's just that Hardy knows that renovations are often more time-consuming and costly than frames, and Siegel still demands so much.

"Go, go to the hotel."

In the luxurious business suite, Hardy met Siegel, and after months of wind and sand, Siegel still looked very energetic.

Siegel gave Hardy a hug.

The two sat down on the large wicker chairs on the balcony, where you could see the mountains in the distance, and the breeze at night felt very cool.

Siegel handed Hardy a cigar, and the two ordered them. Siegel complained a little bit: "Things are a bit bad. Those guys came over and said that the time limit I was dragging was too long and it was far beyond the original budget. I don't plan to continue investing, let me figure out a solution myself."

"Those guys just want to make quick money. They never think about it. Only the best products and services can attract more users. Apart from the sand and the hot climate, what is the attraction of Las Vegas? ?"

"Ordinary small casinos, there are a lot of small casinos in the city, there are thirty or forty ones, some of them have been open for more than ten years, are they still like that, they are all small gambling ghosts, I don’t see it. How much development will they have in the future."

"I want to make it a real tourist, leisure and entertainment destination that can attract high-end customers. They are the main consumers. We can only make money if the customers have money. Do you think there is a problem with my concept, Hardy?"

Siegel looked at Hardy and asked.

Hardy smiled.

To be honest, he felt that Siegel's idea was fine, especially from the perspective of the future world, his idea was very correct.

It's just that the investors that Siegel previously wooed are all gangsters, most of them are a group of short-sighted guys, they are used to making quick money, hoping to see the income as soon as possible, and it is high-yield.

of course.

Siegel has his own problems.

He really fooled those people and described a good blueprint for the big guys to invest money, but a year later, they came to inspect and found that it was still a big construction site, how could he not be annoyed in his heart.

Siegel is a big gangster, but the people he fooled are also from other big gangster families. Before they leave, let Siegel think of a way, they will not continue to invest.

And if you give him half a year at most, they will see the casino open, otherwise they might tear their faces.

Siegel was worrying about funding these days and wanted to call Meyer to try. Meyer talked about Hardy while chatting.

First it was film investment and then the security company. Siegel suddenly discovered that his unintentional little brother had made such a big move in a short time.

Without asking Meyer to speak, he hung up and called Hardy.

After hearing Siegel's complaint, Hardy smiled.

"I am very optimistic about the Las Vegas project and believe it has a great future. I brought 500,000 cash and a check for 1 million."

Siegel smiled.

1.5 million.

It is definitely a huge sum of money in this era.

"With this money, can the final project be completed?" Hardy asked.

"Oh, it should be about the same."

"Hadi, I decided to give you 18 shares, what do you think?" Siegel said.

Hardy counted.

1.5 million accounted for 18, which means that Siegel set the total equity at 8 million.

by,

It seems that I am afraid that 1.5 million is not enough.

Siegel spit out a cigar and said:

"I registered for the casino, got the license, and did not confirm the shares. I made a share certificate a few days ago and asked them to check the progress of the project and sign the share certificate by the way. These guys all turned my face with me."

Hardy felt a little spit.

The big guys originally invested hundreds of thousands of dollars each, thinking that they could become major shareholders. Who would have thought that you could make the total equity capital to 8 million, each accounting for only about 10, so it's strange if you don't turn your face.

When Siegel first arrived, he also said that those people were seeing the progress of the casino and turning his face. Now it seems that the root is not there, but that they are not satisfied with the proportion of shares.

I even felt tricked by Siegel.

Play like this.

No wonder those gangsters are looking for someone to kill you.

If it wasn't for you to be my boss and for the sake of being kind to me, I would have wanted someone to kill you!

"18, yes." Hardy nodded.

Siegel smiled.

He felt that he had done the right thing to support this little brother. Look now, and support himself more.

"Hadi, are you interested in accompany me to New York?" Siegel asked suddenly.

"What are you going to do in New York?" Hardy asked curiously.

"My best friend Don Vito Corleone, his 54th birthday will be celebrated in a few days. I plan to celebrate him in New York. Are you interested in accompany me to see." Siegel said.

Hardy was surprised.

Don Vito Corleone.

Isn't this the godfather?

Hardy has seen the movie Godfather, and more than once, the Godfather is called the pinnacle of gangster movies, the man's bible.

When he came to this world, he thought it was historical time and space at first, and then he read the newspaper to report that Vito Corleone was married, only to realize that he had come to a plane similar to the world of Godfather's film.

If you see the godfather, will you reveal the true colors of this world?

Hardy was looking forward to it.

"I've heard of Mr. Corleone's name, and I heard that he is a respected godfather. I really want to visit him and give him birthday wishes." Hardy said.

Siegel smiled and nodded, "Well, tomorrow we will fix the share agreement and notarization and set off for New York."

the next day.

Siegel received half a million cash and a $1 million check, and Hardy received a shareholding certificate. Now he is one of Flamingo’s shareholders and holds 18 shares.

Siegel gave the money to his girlfriend Virginia Hill.

Hardy frowned slightly.

But didn't say anything.

In the movie, this Miss Virginia Hill was finally found to have embezzled a large amount of money, but Siegel trusted her very much. Hardy had no evidence and could not blame people for no reason.

"Virginia, you look at the construction site. I go to New York and I will be back in at most three days."

The woman reluctantly agreed.

Siegel kissed the woman and boarded the plane with Hardy.

As for Henry Matthew and some of his subordinates, Hardy let them drive back to Los Angeles by themselves. After attending the godfather's birthday party, he will fly directly from New York to Los Angeles.

The model of this passenger plane is 3, which is the 47 transport plane in World War II. It can accommodate more than 30 people and has a long flight distance. It only needs to be refueled once midway from Los Angeles to New York.

On the plane.

Siegel and Hardy sat in the first-class cabin, and talked about the past with Hardy, let Hardy know a lot of gang insider.

"I met Vito since I was young and later became partners. We did a lot of things together. Do you know the current Mafia committee? Vito came up with it from the beginning. He is a very shrewd man. People."

"At that time, the local gangs fought each other for profit, and the losses were great. Later, he called various gang families and set up a committee. We promised not to attack each other, and not to kill law enforcement officers to provoke the government's nerves. If each family has something, it can be submitted to the committee for discussion. After the settlement, the inside of the Mafia finally stabilized. At this time, all the talents discovered that we made a lot more than before. The internal consumption of the previous battles was too serious and too much interest was damaged."

"Now the committee has 24 families distributed in major cities in the United States. There are five families in New York. One day Vito said to me, Siegel, you should build your own family. It's better to open up the West Coast. There is a piece of gold. Treasure land."

"I brought my team down to Los Angeles to form a company and seize territory. I like Hollywood very much. I know many friends here. Apart from Meyer, few people know my identity, everyone else just thinks I am. A movie company owner, haha, that feels very comfortable."

Hardy thought of the battles between the big families in the Godfather movie, and asked: "Can the committee really resolve all the disputes within the Mafia?"

Siegel chuckled.

"No one organization can resolve all disputes. Some unnecessary small contradictions can be resolved through the committee, so that they will not develop into two families fighting each other and reduce unnecessary losses."

"But if it is a matter of major interest, no one will take the problem to the committee to solve it. Whether it is the five major families or the families between cities, they will also start wars for their own interests. Don't forget, we are still gangsters."

"Never treat the gangster as a good person!"